Cacio e Pepe Spaghetti Squash

Cacio e Pepe Spaghetti Squash

Cacio e Pepe, “cheese and pepper”, is typically a classic Italian pasta dish made with spaghetti, cheese and pepper along with some of the pasta water. Cacio e Pepe Spaghetti squash puts a healthy spin on this traditional recipe known for the simplest of ingredients. Freshly ground tricolor peppercorns add specks of color and just 2 tablespoons of butter replace the pasta water.

All About Spaghetti Squash

Spaghetti squash provides many nutrients such as vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin C, beta carotene, calcium, folic acid, iron and potassium, is gluten free and extremely low in calories, about 42 calories per 1 cup serving (I’m loving that!)…..oh and contains no fat (I’m loving that even more!) Select a squash that is firm with no soft spots. It should be an even yellow color with no green spots. The fun part about cooking a spaghetti squash is that once it is cooked and tender it will shred into spaghetti-like strands when you scrape a fork through the soft flesh! So cool!

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